A new organising team has taken over the event previously known as E17 Art Trail
A new – yet familiar – art trail will be taking place across Walthamstow in June.
Walthamstow Art Trail is the new name for the much-loved E17 Art Trail which ran for 20 years between 2004 and 2024, having previously been organised by community arts group Artillery.
Now supported by Wood Street Walls and led by volunteers, the free community art showcase takes place between Friday 5th and Sunday 14th June.
Once again, it means Walthamstow will be transformed into a “vibrant living gallery” with an “artist-led, community-powered celebration of local creative talent”.
Bringing together artists, performers, craftspeople and residents, Walthamstow Art Trail will showcase a diverse programme of exhibitions, open studios, workshops and live events across homes, studios, public spaces and independent venues throughout Walthamstow.
The trail is hosted across 165 venues, with over 200 artists showcasing their work. Visitors can follow a curated map around the neighbourhood, engaging directly with artists at their studios, and taking part in hands-on activities designed for all ages and backgrounds.
Walthamstow Art Trail builds on the 20-year legacy of the brilliant E17 Art Trail founded by Artillery, with the mantle now having been passed to a new dedicated team of local volunteers; art curator Margarita Makhanova, producer Katty Grassi and marketing co-ordinator Alessa Grace Lewis.
Margarita said: “I believe that art should be inclusive and playful, and that’s what I try to implement in the projects I do. Unlike art exhibition projects, it’s genuinely open to artists of all mediums, backgrounds and levels, as there was no selection process.”
The trail invites visitors to explore the area through the eyes of local artists, discovering both emerging and established creatives, whose work reflects the diversity and creativity of the local area.
As well as Wood Street Walls, Walthamstow Art Trail is supported by Another Kind Studio, Artillery, 40ft Brewery, Soho Theatre Walthamstow, The Stow Brothers and Walthamstow Football Club.
For more information:
Instagram @walthamstowarttrail
Visit walthamstowarttrail.co.uk
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